THE MELBOURNE Lemnos GALLIPOLI MEMORIAL DONATION PLEDGE

THE MELBOURNE Lemnos GALLIPOLI MEMORIAL

SPONSORSHIPS AND DONATIONS

Make our lasting Memorial Project a reality by becoming a sponsor of this unique and important commemorative initiative. There are three ways you can financially support the Memorial Project.

Foundation Sponsorship

• There are a limited number of oppportunitites to become a foundation sponsor and be a significant contributor to this memorial statue. Your contribution will prominently feature as part of the Memorial site as part of the design and listed in the Commemorative Publication. Contact Lee Tarlamis for more information.

Supporting Sponsorships

• By making a donation of $10,000, your contribution will be acknowledged at the Memorial site as part of the design and listed in the Commemorative Publication.

Other Donations

• Donations up to $10,000 will be listed in the Commemorative Publication.

FURTHER INFORMATION

For any further information on the Lemnos Gallipoli Memorial, please contact: Mr Lee Tarlamis, MP, President: M 0411 553 009; E [email protected] Mr Jim Claven, Secretary: M 0409 402 388; E [email protected]

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Forward to: Lee Tarlamis, President, Lemnos Gallipoli Commerative Committee, 157A Sladen Street, Cranbourne VIC 3977

AUSTRALIA REMEMBERS Lemnos 1915 - 2015

Australia Remembers - 1915 … 2015 2015 will mark one hundred years since the landings of the ANZACs at Gallipoli. The heroism and sacrifice of the young Australians who took part have become legend. Some 60,000 Australian soldiers saw action at Gallipoli and over 8,000 died, never to return to Australia.

And Port Phillip would be the home of an ANZAC couple, Sergeant Ernest Lawrence and Staff Nurse Clarice Jessie Daley, who married at West Mudros on Lemnos during the Gallipoli campaign, their marriage witnessed by the famous Matron of the 3rd Australian General Hospital, Grace Wilson – and would go on after the war to be Matron of Port Phillip’s major public hospital, the Alfred Hospital.

Most importantly, Lemnos was the location of some of Australia’s major hospitals for the Gallipoli campaign. In these medical facilities, Australia’s nurses served to help the thousands of wounded and sick ANZACs returning from the horrors of the peninsula. And many suffered the diseases and privations of the soldiers they nursed. The nurses left behind a record of their time on Lemnos in their diaries, letters and photographs.

The Centenary of ANZAC will see a number of major events and projects take place to commemorate this service – both in Australia and at Gallipoli. But a major aspect of Australia’s involvement in the campaign must not be forgotten and needs to be commemorated - Lemnos’ major contribution to ANZAC.

Leaving Port Melbourne - Victorian infantry embarking on HMAT Hororata (A20), at the Port Melbourne pier. At left is HMAT Orvieto (A3), the flagship of the convoy. October 1914. Private Roy Woolcock would have been here on this ship. AWM C02491

Lemnos’ major contribution to ANZAC

Men like Privates Jack Bassett and Roy Woolcock would leave from Port Melbourne for Gallipoli – only to die at Gallipoli and be buried on Lemnos. They would join Albert Park – born and resident Corporal George Knight, a local electrician, and Driver Ralph Berryman from South Melbourne, who both also died and are buried in Lemnos’ East Mudros Cemetery.

Anzac troops undergo landing practice at Mudros Bay, Lemnos, prior to the Gallipoli landings. April 1915. AWM P03725.009

Amazingly these Australian nurses and soldiers have left behind an archive of photographs and writings, recording their time on Lemnos and with its villagers. As they walked the Island, many were aware of the stories of Odysseus and Jason. But mostly they speak of the first interaction of Greek and Australian people – a relationship that would go on to blossom into the strong cultural ties of today. Transports of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force in Mudros Harbour, with French Army camp in the foreground, prior to Gallipoli landings. 1915 G00547

In recent years the essential contribution of Greece and Lemnos to the ANZAC legend has been almost forgotten. The beautiful Greek Island of Lemnos, lying in the waters of the northern Aegean, was the essential base for the whole Gallipoli campaign. Lemnos’ strong ANZAC connections included: • 60,000 ANZAC soldiers prepared for the landings, rested from battle and were cared for when ill and wounded on the Island; • 130 Australian nurses served there; • Lemnos provided a safe harbour for nearly 200 Allied ships, including Australia’s famous AE2 submarine; • Its welcoming villagers helped the ANZACs; • Where the ANZACs walked in the footsteps of Greece’s epic past; • Where the Armistice ending the war in the eastern Mediterranean was signed; and, • Where over 200 ANZACs remain, honoured in the Island’s war cemeteries.

Now is the time for this story to be re-told and commemorated. Formed in 2011, the Lemnos Gallipoli Commemorative Committee is dedicated to making this a reality. Our proposal is to have a lasting memorial statue erected in Melbourne, commemorating the vital role of Australia’s nurses and the contribution of Lemnos to the ANZAC Gallipoli legend.

Studio portrait of Matron Grace Margaret Wilson, who would become Matron of the Alfred Hospital after the war. c 1920. AWM H15304

Australia’s renowned commemorative sculptor, Mr Peter Corlett, OAM, has designed and will produce the memorial statue. He has designed numerous other ANZAC sculptures, such as that at Beersheba.

Port Phillip, ANZAC and Lemnos The planned location for this monument will be in the City of Port Phillip. Its location in Port Phillip is significant, recognising the strong connection between the area and the Lemnos ANZAC story. East Mudros Military Cemetery containing the graves of Allied soldiers killed in the Gallipoli Campaign. Corporal George Knight from Albert Park, South Melbourne - born Driver Ralph Berryman and Private Jack Bassett who sailed from Port Melbourne are all buried here. Mudros village is in the background. 1915. AWM H10407.

And the area saw the arrival of many of Melbourne’s large Greek community in the post-WW2 era, many from far-off Lemnos, with its ANZAC connection.

Lemnos’ nurses memorialised at last

It’s time that their contribution – and that of Lemnos – is appropriately remembered and commemorated.

A lasting memorial – to Lemnos, the nurses and the ANZACs

Port Melbourne was one of the major departure ports for the ANZAC soldiers and nurses on their way to Lemnos and Gallipoli. Over 4,800 men and women who served in World War One were born or enlisted in Port Phillip.

The wedding on Lemnos of Staff Nurse Clarise Jessie Daley and Sergeant Ernest Lawrence of Elwood. Matron Wilson is standing behind the groom. 21st October 1915. West Mudros, Lemnos. AWM P01360.002

The Memorial Statue will be located in the City of Port Phillip. Nurses of No 3 Australian General Hospital about to follow a piper into their camp, under the leadership of their matron, Matron Grace M Wilson and second in command of the hospital, Lieutenant Colonel J A Dick at Mudros West. Ships are anchored off shore. 9th August 1915. AWM A04118

The memorial statue will emphasise the role of these brave nurses, tending the wounded and sick diggers – and villagers - on Lemnos. And it s design will recall the Classical bronze sculptures of Ancient Greece.

The 37 nurses from Victoria who served in Lemnos’ Anzac hospitals caring for the sick and wounded departed from Port Melbourne. Nurses like 28 year old Victoria Emilie Drewett, from Morton Street Albert Park, and 25 year old Clarise Jessie Daley from Beach Avenue Elwood, sailed from Port Melbourne to the north Aegean in 1915. Staff Nurse Daley served alongside Albert Park-born doctor, Lieutenant Colonel Arthur Wilson at the 3rd Australian General Hospital at West Mudros. And while on Lemnos these nurses would nurse to health diggers like St Kilda-born and resident Captain Harold Burke, who would survive the horrors of Gallipoli and be awarded the Military Cross for bravery on the Western Front. They sailed from Port Melbourne on ships like the HMAT Demosthenes – the name evocating their destination in distant Greece. Of course, there is St Kilda’s future Mayor, Corporal Albert Jacka, who was awarded Australia’s first Victoria Cross in the War and who spent time resting on Lemnos between spells at the front, being famously photographed on Lemnos in 1915.

Medical staff and nursing sisters of 3rd Australian General Hospital in the tent lines with patients. AWM J01438

This memorial will be the first major statue memorialising the role of Australia’s nurses on Lemnos and the role of Lemnos in the Gallipoli campaign. It will provide a fitting location for future ANZAC commemorative services to contribution of the nurses and Lemnos.

Future Mayor of St Kilda, Corporal Albert Jacka VC at Mudros, Lemnos, c 29 August 1915. AWM P02141

The Memorial Fund will also assist in the production of complementary publications and displays to ensure that the story of Lemnos, the ANZACs and the nurses is told to future generations – in Australia and in Greece.